Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them
stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And
strengthen your stakes. Isaiah 54:2
When God comes to a life in
power, it is always a time of rejoicing and expectation for the future! Isaiah
described this experience as similar to that of a child born to a previously
barren woman. The child’s arrival changes everything! Life cannot continue as
usual! Whereas the dwelling place might have been large enough for two, it must
now be made bigger. The child’s presence causes the parents to completely
rearrange the way they were living.
Isaiah proclaimed that when God
comes, you must make room for Him in your life. You must “enlarge the place of
your tent” because God’s presence will add new dimensions to your life, your
family, and your church. You do not simply “add Christ on” to your busy life
and carry on with business as usual. When Christ is your Lord, everything
changes. Whereas before you may not have expected good things to come through
you or in your life, now you should have a spirit of optimism. You ought to
expect your life to become richer and fuller. You can anticipate God blessing others
through your life. You can look for God to demonstrate His power through your
life in increasing measure.
As a Christian, how do you make
room for Christ in your life? You repent of your sin. You allow Christ the
freedom to do what He wants in you. You watch eagerly for His activity in your
life and in your family and in your church. You live your life with the
expectancy that Christ will fill you with His power in the days to come and
will “stretch” you to do things in His service that you have never done before.
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